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2003

Parker C. Fielder Oil and Gas Tax Conference

Houston Oct 23-24, 2003
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Program is subject to change.
All times are Central Time Zone.

  • Day 1 October 23, 2003
  • Day 2 October 24, 2003
  • Time
    Credit
    Subject
    Speaker
  • Thursday Morning, Oct. 23, 2003
  • 8:45 am
    0.75 hr
    A World Perspective on Petroleum and Its Development, or a History of the Oil and Gas Industry in the Middle East
    Where is the oil located throughout the world? Who controls it? What types of contracts or arrangements are being used to develop the petroleum?

    Christopher Moyes, Moyes & Co., Inc. - Dallas, TX

  • 9:00 am
    1.00 hr
    Optional Thursday Luncheon with Emily Parker

  • 9:00 am
    1.00 hr
      B. Domestic Taxation: Advanced Issues

  • 9:00 am
    1.00 hr
      A. International Taxation: Advanced Issues

  • 9:30 am
    1.00 hr
    Capital Cost Recovery and Other Current Domestic Issues
    Asset class-lives for service station canopies, gathering lines, offshore drilling platforms and chemical vs. refinery assets; Brookshire decision on change of accounting method; contributions to construction, bonus depreciation and transition rules; pending rev. proc. on recoverable reserves; charitable donations of technology, core samples and G&G data.

    Carl Boetticher, Hunt Oil Company - Dallas, TX
    Stephen Edward Comstock, Washington, DC
    John Eiman, IRS - Houston, TX
    Thomas L. Evans, Kirkland & Ellis LLP - Washington, DC
    George Manousos, Office of the Tax Legislative Counsel, U - Washington, DC
    Ted E. McElroy, Arthur Andersen - Houston, TX

  • 10:50 am
    0.75 hr
    Indopco Regulations on Capitalization
    This panel presents both an update of developments on the promulgation of the proposed regulations for capitalization of intangibles and a discussion regarding certain aspects of the regulations, such as merger and acquisition costs, the 12-month rule, certain contracts, and other issues raised in public comments.

    Jim Butler, Holme Roberts & Owen LLP - Denver, CO
    William H. Jones, Houston, TX
    Andrew J. Keyso Jr., Internal Revenue Service - Washington, DC
    George Manousos, Office of the Tax Legislative Counsel, U - Washington, DC
    C. Elizabeth Wagner, National Association Of Bond Lawyers - Washington, DC

  • 11:35 am
    0.82 hr
    Significant Current Developments in International Taxation
    Update of significant guidance and developments relating to taxation of cross-border transactions.

    Ronald G. Bauer, BP America, Inc. - Warrenville, IL
    Harry J.(Hal) Hicks III, Associate Chief Counsel (International), - Washington, DC
    Nancy R. Johnson, IRS - Dallas, TX
    Mark Allen McArthur, Chevron - Houston, TX
    Ken Wood, Ernst & Young LLP - Washington, DC
    Steven C. Wrappe, Deloitte & Touche LLP - Washington, DC

  • Thursday Afternoon, Oct. 23, 2003
  • 12:30 pm
    0.32 hr
    Luncheon Presentation - Advocating for the Client in Audits
    Optional luncheon presentation.

    Emily A. Parker, Thompson & Knight LLP - Dallas, TX

  • 2:00 pm
    1.25 hrs
    Financing Oil and Gas Operations: Domestic and International Issues
    An examination of how oil and gas companies finance operations in both the domestic and international contexts, including the tax consequences of the financing structures; large company versus small company; general versus project financing; debt-equity and hybrid structures.

    Douglas E. Berg, Internal Revenue Service - NO LONGER AT - Houston, TX
    John Thomas Bradford, Houston, TX
    Jack Harmuth, Noble Energy, Inc. - Houston, TX
    Jim McBride, The Royal Bank of Scotland - Houston, TX
    Byron Ratliff, PriceWaterhouseCoopers - Houston, TX

  • 3:30 pm
    1.32 hrs
    International Taxation: Advanced Issues
    Section 367(b) regulations; Section 987 and 1503(d) issues; corporate restructuring; collateral effects of check-the-box regulations; advanced foreign tax credit issues.

    Judith M. Blissard, Vinson & Elkins LLP - Houston, TX
    David Delahay, ConocoPhillips - Bartlesville, OK
    Anne O'Connell Devereaux, Office of the Associate Chief Counsel (I - Washington, DC
    Alan L. Fischl, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP - Washington, DC
    Harry J.(Hal) Hicks III, Associate Chief Counsel (International), - Washington, DC
    John Stephen Repsis, Dallas, TX
    Walter Schiller, ChevronTexaco Corporation - San Ramon, CA

  • 3:30 pm
    1.32 hrs
    Domestic Taxation: Advanced Issues
    Domestic partnership issues, including the Section 761 election out of Subchapter K and the proposed contingent liability regulations under Section 752; new partnership option regulations; Section 43 significant expansion; qualified tertiary injectants.

    Roy Richard Coston, Fulbright & Jaworski - Houston, TX
    David B. Cubeta, Miller & Chevalier Chartered - Washington, DC
    Audrey Ellis, Office of Associate Chief Counsel (Passt - Washington, DC
    Paul Kugler, KPMG LLP - Washington, DC
    Jeff C. Lamberth, Berie Lamberth & McInnis - Houston, TX
    Eric B. Lee, IRS - Washington, DC

  • Time
    Credit
    Subject
    Speaker
  • Friday Morning, Oct. 24, 2003
  • 8:30 am
    1.00 hr
    Ethics and Corporate Tax Minimization
    Current issues in ethics and corporate tax minimization strategies.

    Roland Barral, LMSB Area Counsel, Financial Services In - New York, NY
    Deborah Butler, Associate Chief Counsel, Procedure and A - Washington, DC
    Richard Allen Husseini, Baker & Botts - Houston, TX
    Phillip L. Mann, Miller & Chevalier Chartered - Washington, DC
    Eric Solomon, Deputy Assistant Secretary (Regulatory A - Washington, DC
    Paul D. Wessells, Haymarket, VA

  • 9:30 am
    0.82 hr
    Pre-filing, Post-filing, Audit and Appeals Procedural Issues, and Professional Responsibility
    Alternative dispute resolution; fast track mediation; pre-filing agreements; industry issues resolution (IRR) program; APAs; computerization of tax records; mandatory IDRs and tax accrual workpapers; tax shelter settlements.

    Warren Brechtel, Chevron Corporation - San Francisco, CA
    Carl Patrick Castellan, Exxon Mobil Corporation - Houston, TX
    Ben Clayton, ConocoPhillips - Bartlesville, OK
    Art B. Cohen, Internal Revenue Service - Dallas, TX
    Ronnie L. Desbrow, IRS - Houston, TX
    Ralph B. Portell Jr., BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc - Anchorage, AK

  • 10:40 am
    0.75 hr
    Acquisition and Disposition Issues
    Like kind exchanges; selling assets versus selling stock; Section 614 separate property election; use of production payments; use of partnerships to effect dispositions.

    Thomas Crichton IV, Vinson & Elkins - Dallas, TX
    Jim Meara, Marathon Oil Corporation - Houston, TX
    Edith F. Moates, IRS - Oklahoma City, OK
    Barksdale Penick, Ernst & Young LLP - Washington, DC
    R. David Wheat, Thompson & Knight LLP - Dallas, TX
    William H. Wilson Jr., IRS - Dallas, TX

  • 11:25 am
    1.00 hr
    Recent Litigation and Emerging Issues Affecting the Oil and Gas Industry
    Recent and pending cases; legislation update; treaty update, including new tax in the United Kingdom.

    Buford P. Berry, Thompson & Knight - Dallas, TX
    Andrew B. Breslow, Exxon Mobil Corp - Irving, TX
    Charles W. Hall, Fulbright & Jaworski - Houston, TX
    Kevin L. Kenworthy, Miller & Chevalier Chartered - Washington, DC
    Robert M. Morrison, IRS - Dallas, TX
    B. John Williams Jr., Shearman & Sterling LLP - Washington, DC

  • Day 1 October 23, 2003
  • Day 2 October 24, 2003
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Conference Faculty

Roland Barral

LMSB Area Counsel, Financial Services In
New York, NY

Ronald G. Bauer

BP America, Inc.
Warrenville, IL

Douglas E. Berg

Internal Revenue Service - NO LONGER AT
Houston, TX

Buford P. Berry

Thompson & Knight
Dallas, TX

Judith M. Blissard

Vinson & Elkins LLP
Houston, TX

Carl Boetticher

Hunt Oil Company
Dallas, TX

John Thomas Bradford

Houston, TX

Warren Brechtel

Chevron Corporation
San Francisco, CA

Andrew B. Breslow

Exxon Mobil Corp
Irving, TX

Deborah Butler

Associate Chief Counsel, Procedure and A
Washington, DC

Jim Butler

Holme Roberts & Owen LLP
Denver, CO

Carl Patrick Castellan

Exxon Mobil Corporation
Houston, TX

Ben Clayton

ConocoPhillips
Bartlesville, OK

Art B. Cohen

Internal Revenue Service
Dallas, TX

Stephen Edward Comstock

Washington, DC

Roy Richard Coston

Fulbright & Jaworski
Houston, TX

Thomas Crichton IV

Vinson & Elkins
Dallas, TX

David B. Cubeta

Miller & Chevalier Chartered
Washington, DC

David Delahay

ConocoPhillips
Bartlesville, OK

Ronnie L. Desbrow

IRS
Houston, TX

Anne O'Connell Devereaux

Office of the Associate Chief Counsel (I
Washington, DC

John Eiman

IRS
Houston, TX

Audrey Ellis

Office of Associate Chief Counsel (Passt
Washington, DC

Thomas L. Evans

Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Washington, DC

Alan L. Fischl

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Washington, DC

Charles W. Hall

Fulbright & Jaworski
Houston, TX

Jack Harmuth

Noble Energy, Inc.
Houston, TX

Harry J.(Hal) Hicks III

Associate Chief Counsel (International),
Washington, DC

Richard Allen Husseini

Baker & Botts
Houston, TX

Nancy R. Johnson

IRS
Dallas, TX

William H. Jones

Houston, TX

Kevin L. Kenworthy

Miller & Chevalier Chartered
Washington, DC

Andrew J. Keyso Jr.

Internal Revenue Service
Washington, DC

Paul Kugler

KPMG LLP
Washington, DC

Jeff C. Lamberth

Berie Lamberth & McInnis
Houston, TX

Eric B. Lee

IRS
Washington, DC

Phillip L. Mann

Miller & Chevalier Chartered
Washington, DC

George Manousos

Office of the Tax Legislative Counsel, U
Washington, DC

Mark Allen McArthur

Chevron
Houston, TX

Jim McBride

The Royal Bank of Scotland
Houston, TX

Ted E. McElroy

Arthur Andersen
Houston, TX

Jim Meara

Marathon Oil Corporation
Houston, TX

Edith F. Moates

IRS
Oklahoma City, OK

Robert M. Morrison

IRS
Dallas, TX

Christopher Moyes

Moyes & Co., Inc.
Dallas, TX

Emily A. Parker

Thompson & Knight LLP
Dallas, TX

Barksdale Penick

Ernst & Young LLP
Washington, DC

Ralph B. Portell Jr.

BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc
Anchorage, AK

Byron Ratliff

PriceWaterhouseCoopers
Houston, TX

John Stephen Repsis

Dallas, TX

Walter Schiller

ChevronTexaco Corporation
San Ramon, CA

Eric Solomon

Deputy Assistant Secretary (Regulatory A
Washington, DC

C. Elizabeth Wagner

National Association Of Bond Lawyers
Washington, DC

Paul D. Wessells

Haymarket, VA

R. David Wheat

Thompson & Knight LLP
Dallas, TX

B. John Williams Jr.

Shearman & Sterling LLP
Washington, DC

William H. Wilson Jr.

IRS
Dallas, TX

Ken Wood

Ernst & Young LLP
Washington, DC

Steven C. Wrappe

Deloitte & Touche LLP
Washington, DC

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